While Spider-Man's web slinging towards the Marvel Cinematic Universe is generally good news to the public, there's one very big drawback to the move: Andrew Garfield won't be playing Peter Parker anymore.
Variety reported that the next step from the recent partnership is to recast the beloved Spider-Man, and the studio is thinking of bringing Parker back to school. This means that they are now in search of a younger actor - one that would blend in high school.
Several websites have already began guessing who the next Spider-Man will be, and offered up a list of suggestions. Screen Rant threw in names of some young actors, and these include Ansel Elgort (The Fault in Our Stars, Divergent), Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson, Perks of Being a Wallflower), Aldren Ehrenreich (Beautiful Creatures), Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent), Dylan O' Brien (The Maze Runner), and Johnny Weston (Project Almanac).
Meanwhile, Cinema Blend created a list of characters that Marvel needs to stay away from, including Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, Eddie Brock a.k.a. Venom, Carnage, The Rhino, Dr. Curt Connors, and Electro.
The Amazing Spider-Man 3 has also been cancelled, but there are talks of making a film featuring the female characters from the Spider-Man universe.
Variety added that character crossovers across studio films are very rare and cost prohibitive, thereby forcing Marvel and Fox to cast different actors to play Quicksilver in The Avengers: Age of Ultron and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
But the tie-up between Sony Pictures and Marvel actually benefits both sides, even if Marvel Studios will not pay Sony for rights to put the web-slinging hero in Captain America: Civil War or any of the Avengers franchise.
Meanwhile, Marvel will not be receiving any cut of the box office success for any of Sony's films concerning Spider-Man. At the same time, Sony will not receive any percentage of the revenue Disney will make on Marvel films featuring Spider-Man too.
But overlooking the supposed financial benefits, the deal enabled Sony to invigorate its Spider-Man franchise by lending it to Marvel, meaning there will be more exposure for Parker. It will be a good treat for fans longing to see Spidey team up with favourite Marvel superheroes such as Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the rest of the Avengers.
As for Marvel, it can now make use of one of comic books' most popular characters and heroes, thus significantly boosting its film ratings.
